KAST Nominated for Two Awards at BeInCrypto Institutional 100 Awards 2026

KAST, a digital assets neobank and fintech firm, has made significant strides in the financial industry with its innovative approach to stablecoins. The company's nomination for two awards at the BeInCrypto Institutional 100 Awards 2026 reflects its efforts to build a consumer and business finance platform around stablecoin rails from the start.

KAST serves users across 170+ countries, integrates a real-time cross-border settlement layer with Fedwire and SWIFT, offers cards accepted at 150 million merchants, and supports USD accounts, global payouts, card spending, and yield products from a single app. In March 2026, KAST raised $80 million in Series A funding, co-led by QED Investors and Left Lane Capital.

The company's stablecoin-native account model has been recognized as a key factor contributing to its nominations. Unlike traditional neobanks that started with banking rails and later added crypto features, KAST began with stablecoins as the operating layer. This architecture gives KAST its global reach, allowing users to hold USD, spend through Visa card products, move funds across borders, and access stablecoin-based yield without relying on a traditional bank account in their country of residence.

KAST also emphasizes institutional-grade security, partnering with Fireblocks, BitGo, and enterprise security providers for asset protection. The company's product buildout includes KAST Earn, which allows users to put idle USD to work through vault products, and KAST Business, designed for global teams, founders, agencies, and operators who need payouts, payroll, virtual cards, and cross-border spending in a single platform.